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Early visual experience drives precise alignment of cortical networks for binocular vision
Neural networks in the visual cortex of the brain do a remarkable job of transforming the patterns of light that
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Repurposing drugs and networks can help find outbreak treatments against the clock
A vaccine is likely to take at least a year. A new drug could be a decade away. Even with
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Mapping the relay networks of our brain
A team of scientists led by Karl Farrow at NeuroElectronics Research Flanders (NERF, empowered by imec, KU Leuven and VIB)
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Dementia spreads via connected brain networks
In a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread
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Electroconvulsive therapy reboots certain brain networks to help depressed individuals
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) helps people with severe depression by “pushing the reset button” on brain networks involved in creating a
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Stimulating the epileptic brain breaks up neural networks to prevent seizures
Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) treats epilepsy by detecting seizures and intervening with a jolt of electric current. Over time, most patients
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Scientists grow functioning human neural networks in 3-D from stem cells
A team of Tufts University-led researchers has developed three-dimensional (3-D) human tissue culture models for the central nervous system that
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Early sensory stimulation is critical for the development of sensory networks
Sensory stimulation during a critical period soon after birth is essential for establishing networks in the brain that “map” sensations
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Human drug addiction behaviors tied to specific impairments in six brain networks
Specific impairments within six large-scale brain networks during drug cue exposure, decision-making, inhibitory control, and social-emotional processing are associated with
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